Drive With the Future - Audi Q5 2022

The Audi Q5 is a five-seat compact luxury crossover SUV produced by Audi in 2008 and is currently in its second generation. The 2022 Audi Q5 is available in Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige trim levels powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol (45 TFSI Quattro), six-cylinder diesel (45/50 TDI),  or a potent plug-in hybrid (55 TFSIe) powertrain. The Q5 is comfortable, with premium standards, and pleasant to drive.

5 Pros

Premium Cabin Quality

The 2022 Audi Q5 has an elegant, spacious, comfortable, and premium interior with matchless high-quality fit and finish that includes real wood trim touches. The seats are well cushioned, supportive, and wrapped in Nappa leather upholstery with flawless stitching. In the Convenience Package, you’ll get a driver’s seat with a memory function, heated steering wheel, and a keyless engine starts with superb outward visibility.

Excellent Features

The 2022 Q5’s infotainment system is intuitive and simple to use featuring 10.1-inch HD touchscreen placed at the top-center of the dash paired with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster. Also includes Apple Carplay, Android Auto, USB, and Bluetooth connectivity with a built-in navigation system and a wireless charging station.

Great Steering and Powerful Handling

The 2022 Q5 comes in all-wheel drive with spectacular road grip and handling on curvy roads or tight spots and matching its steering dynamics with power and torque. The steering is accurate and road feedback is flawlessly balanced which offers a comfortable ride.

Available Plug-in Hybrid

The 2022 Audi Q5 comes with a turbocharged 2.0-liter with 261 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. The availability of a plug-in-hybrid powertrain that combines the base engine with an electric motor producing 362 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque is indeed an advantage. The PHEV has excellent acceleration due to the motor providing faster acceleration and is known for its top speed and acceleration.

Comfortable and Spacious Cabin

The 2022 Q5‘s cabin is neat with premium materials featuring extravagant wood trim pieces and leather seats, or optional carbon or aluminum fiber inlays and plush Nappa leather. The premium Q5 Prestige has comfortable front sports seats with ventilation and heating and a spacious well-built cabin.

5 Cons

Lack of Storage Options

The 2022 Q5 falls short when it comes to cargo space with only 730-liter cargo capacity and a maximum of 1529 liters with the back seat folded down. Storage options come in the form of a square tray capable of holding items such as phones, glasses, keys, etc, and an average-size deep bin between the front seats.

Higher Price

The 2022 Audi Q5 is an expensive vehicle with its base Q5 Premium trim pricing slightly above average, while the Q5 Premium Plus starts at USD 49,000, and the top-spec Q5 Prestige retails for USD54,700. The prices are due to many desirable features bundled into packages that bring up the extra cost and can rapidly add up resulting in the overall price.

Low Range for the PHEV

The hybrid Q5 with a bigger and more powerful battery for the 2022 Q5 was released with a full charge range electric-only which extended from 30 km to 37 km but it’s still short of what other hybrid models in the class can offer. 

Delay Transmissions Shift

The 2022 Q5 45 TFSI can produce 261 horsepower with an attained acceleration of 97 kph in exactly 6 seconds. When the turbo kicks in and in the correct gear, the revs smoothly move in the redline in a typical Audi way but the transmission sometimes tends to be slow and becomes a burden to the engine’s performance.

Far Touchscreen Interface

The 2022 Q5 comes with a 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment display mounted at the top of the dash far from the driver and can control by poking and swiping the screen. The driver requires more reach from a farther seating position to be able to control which is a hassle.

Finally

The 2022 Audi Q5 is a great compact crossover SUV, although the price may be a bit higher, it’s a car with pure luxury, and extremely neat interior, worth every penny. You can check more affordable Audi Q5 stocklist to get your own now.